# Does this guy have Asperger's? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 20, 2012, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-guy-have-aspergers/613405 "2012-02-20T08:55:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tesseract](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-guy-have-aspergers/613405/1 "2012-02-20T08:55:11Z")
If you can even stand to watch it – it is the [British Jerry Springer show](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0U84z_SZv4&feature=related), it looks like. In the comments, people opine that the alleged father of the child has Asperger’s syndrome or is otherwise not neurotypical. Considering the source (youtube comments) I thought perhaps I should consider a different source. He seems like a huge asshole and almost sociopathic to me…but Asperger’s? ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-guy-have-aspergers/613405/2 "2012-02-20T09:05:11Z")
Impossible to tell, he could have stage fright(he could have taken drugs to control stage fright) could be a lot of things. You’d need to take a history and make sure he isn’t under stress etc. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-guy-have-aspergers/613405/3 "2012-02-20T10:00:54Z")
I think he’s just amazingly stupid. With touches of the sociopath. Basically you know obviously. I can’t believe that he managed to have sex with anyone at all, let alone two people. However from the state of the woman I’m guessing a certain… lack of discernment. One can only hope that the poor child has her parents’ IQ summed rather than averaged. ---
**Author:** ![Scholar\_Beardpig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Scholar\_Beardpig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scholar_Beardpig)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-guy-have-aspergers/613405/4 "2012-02-20T12:04:27Z")
‘Neurotypical?’ What the hell does that mean? ---
**Author:** ![spankthecrumpet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@spankthecrumpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spankthecrumpet)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-guy-have-aspergers/613405/5 "2012-02-20T13:37:09Z")
> [@Scholar\_Beardpig](#): > > ‘Neurotypical?’ What the hell does that mean? Not having an autistic spectrum disorder ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-guy-have-aspergers/613405/6 "2012-02-20T13:39:14Z")
> [@Scholar\_Beardpig](#): > > ‘Neurotypical?’ What the hell does that mean? A person who is neurotypical is someone with an average brain. They don’t have autism, or other developmental disorders, or a subnormal IQ. The guy in the video seems like an average jerk, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![santorum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@santorum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/santorum)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-guy-have-aspergers/613405/7 "2012-02-20T14:06:53Z")
At the beginning of the video we get a really good closeup of his face. Apparently just from that, one can have a good idea if a person is autistic. > **[Autistic facial characteristics identified](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020105914.htm)** > > Researchers have found distinct differences between the facial characteristics of children with autism compared to those of typically developing children. This knowledge could help researchers understand the origins of autism. [ul] [li]Children with autism have a broader upper face, including wider eyes.[/li][li]Children with autism have a shorter middle region of the face, including the cheeks and nose.[/li][li]Children with autism have a broader or wider mouth and philtrum – the divot below the nose, above the top lip.[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![tesseract](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-guy-have-aspergers/613405/8 "2012-02-21T03:37:53Z")
Interesting responses, thanks.\*\* jjimm\*\* had same impression I did. Yes, one would hope the child turns out nothing like him… ---
**Author:** ![heathen\_earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/13edae/32.png) [@heathen\_earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heathen_earthling)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-guy-have-aspergers/613405/9 "2012-02-21T03:46:40Z")
> [@santorum](#): > > At the beginning of the video we get a really good closeup of his face. Apparently just from that, one can have a good idea if a person is autistic. > > [Autistic facial characteristics identified | ScienceDaily](http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020105914.htm) > [ul] > [li]Children with autism have a broader upper face, including wider eyes.[/li][li]Children with autism have a shorter middle region of the face, including the cheeks and nose.[/li][li]Children with autism have a broader or wider mouth and philtrum – the divot below the nose, above the top lip.[/li][/ul] Are these differences more diagnostic in children than in adults? ---
**Author:** ![santorum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@santorum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/santorum)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2012, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-guy-have-aspergers/613405/10 "2012-02-21T11:37:55Z")
> [@heathen\_earthling](#): > > Are these differences more diagnostic in children than in adults? Don’t know. Here is the source: > **[2040-2392-2-15.pdf](https://molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/2040-2392-2-15.pdf)** > > 1472.81 KB